SpiritVR - A Virtual Reality application to aid with mental health and wellbeing

Scenegraph工作室有限公司（Scenegraph）提议利用我们现有的虚拟现实（VR）技术知识，并将其与心理健康和福利行业的一系列专业人士和组织的研究和反馈相结合，创建和测试一个沉浸式应用原型，帮助那些遭受各种困难和残疾的人成为更快乐、更有成效的人。由于VR仍然是一项新兴技术，我们发现许多人没有体验过它，因此不了解它的价值和潜力，直到他们自己尝试过。基于这些知识，我们认为为了测试任何虚拟现实解决方案的可行性，必须使用工作原型来衡量其有效性。SpiritVR是一个多方面的3D VR体验，托管一个沉浸式的应用程序套件，将有助于帮助那些遭受各种困难和残疾的人。在每个领域的专业人士和专业组织的帮助和批准下，这套套装将包括：*一个为期六周的正念原型，旨在仔细地向用户介绍主题，允许他们将正念练习融入他们的生活方式，为他们提供长期帮助自己所需的工具。*额外的引导正念和冥想体验，以帮助那些需要缓解压力的人。*暴露疗法适用于那些在繁忙的社会环境中挣扎的人，以及广场恐怖症和焦虑症患者。*需要环境刺激的人（感官寻求者）或希望避免刺激的人（感官回避者）的感官体验。每一次体验都将允许用户控制和定制他们的环境，以确保他们有一个安全、互动和独特的环境，在其中成长和放松。然后，我们将与我们的合作伙伴组织一起评估这些体验的有效性，报告它们的易用性、可访问性以及用户在每次体验之前、期间和之后的心理状态。这些发现将被汇编和分析，以研究其有效性，并反馈到应用程序的开发中，以供软件的未来迭代使用。

Scenegraph Studios Ltd (Scenegraph) propose to use our existing knowledge of Virtual Reality (VR) technologies and combine it with research and feedback from a range of professionals and organisations in the mental health and wellbeing industries to create and test an immersive prototype of applications that will help people who suffer with a variety of difficulties and disabilities to be happier and more productive individuals.As VR is still an emerging technology, we have found that many have not experienced it, and therefore do not understand its value and potential until they try it for themselves. Based on this knowledge, we believe in order to test the feasibility of any virtual reality solutions, a working prototype must be used to measure its effectiveness.SpiritVR is a multi-faceted 3D VR experience, hosting an immersive suite of applications that will aid in helping those that suffer with a variety of difficulties and disabilities. Developed with the assistance and approval of professionals and specialist organisations within each field, this suite will include:* A six week mindfulness prototype designed to carefully introduce a user into the subject, allowing them to adopt mindful practices into their lifestyle, giving them the tools needed to help themselves in the long term.* Additional guided mindfulness and meditation experiences to help those in need of stress relief.* Exposure therapy for those that struggle in busy social environments, for sufferers of agoraphobia and anxiety.* Sensory experiences for those that require stimulation from their environment (sensory seekers) or for those that wish to avoid stimulation (sensory avoiders).Each experience will allow the user to control and customise their environment, to ensure they have a safe, interactive and unique environment in which to grow and relax.We will then work with our partner organisations to assess the effectiveness of these experiences, reporting on their ease of use, accessibility and the state of mind of the users before, during and after each. These findings will be compiled and analysed in order to study their effectiveness and feed back into the development of the application for future iterations of the software.